While Mike Tomlin might not be on the proverbial hot seat with Art Rooney II and the Pittsburgh Steelers ownership, he certainly is with the fans and the media. It’s not a new situation for him—it happens almost every year—but it is especially intense this season following a second-half collapse.
While the ownership obviously has the final say, however, perhaps no opinion carries stronger weight than the players in the locker room, particularly from the leaders, and both of the Steelers’ team captains, Ben Roethlisberger and Cameron Heyward, went to bat for him this past week.